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philter

philter FIL-ter \ , noun; 1. A magic potion for any purpose. 2. A potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person. Quotes:Tell me now, fairy as you are – can’t you give me a charm, or a philter, or something of that sort, to make me a handsome man?” — Charlotte Brontë, Jane EyreMariamne had told him it was a love philter and promised a large reward if he would get me to drink it without my knowledge. — Michel Tournier, Ralph Manheim, The Four Wise MenOrigin: Philter originates from the Greek philtron, “love potion,” which itself derives from the Greek philos “love of.”